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Multiple purple spots in the Caribbean sea fan Gorgonia ventalina caused by parasitic copepods at St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean

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The fieldwork was supported by a Temminck-Fellowship to VNI by Naturalis Biodiversity Center. St. Eustatius Marine Parks (STENAPA), Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute (CNSI) and Scubaqua Dive Center provided logistic support. Light microscopy and data analysis were supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (#15-29-02601 and #15-54-78061, respectively). Scanning electronic microscopy was supported by the Russian Scientific Fund (#14-50-00029). Two anonymous reviewers provided helpful comments.

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  1. Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Biological Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119992, Russia

    Viatcheslav N. Ivanenko

  2. A.N.Belozersky Institute of Physico-chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia

    Michail A. Nikitin

  3. Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Viatcheslav N. Ivanenko & Bert W. Hoeksema

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Ivanenko, V.N., Nikitin, M.A. & Hoeksema, B.W. Multiple purple spots in the Caribbean sea fan Gorgonia ventalina caused by parasitic copepods at St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean. Mar Biodiv 47, 79–80 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-015-0428-3

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